Roy scores the winner as Colorado beat Los Angeles 8-4
Los Angeles out-shot Colorado 31-29.
Pucks & Stats Data Desk 30 Sep
1st period: B. Nelson (COL), B. Dumoulin (LAK), P. Kelly (COL). 2nd period: N. MacKinnon (COL), J. Armia (LAK), N. MacKinnon (COL), N. Roy (COL), T. Moore (LAK), A. Lehkonen (COL). 3rd period: A. Panarin (LAK), G. Landeskog (COL), A. Lehkonen (COL).
Brock Nelson led Colorado with 1 goal and 2 assists. Mackenzie Blackwood stopped 27 of 31 shots. On expected goals it was Colorado 2.8, Los Angeles 3.1. The chances favoured the side that lost. On the power play Colorado went 4 for 5 and Los Angeles 0 for 4.
How it turned
Where the goals came from
How the chances built
Running total of expected goals for each team, regulation and overtime. A steep climb is a spell of good chances; a goal dot above the other line came against the run of play.
The result
What’s next
Los Angeles visit Vegas on Saturday 10 October. Colorado visit Winnipeg on Wednesday 7 October.